General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Bran cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and bran cereal

Bran cereal has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, manganese, folate, phosphorus, copper, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and magnesium than general Mills Cocoa Puffs.
Bran cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 781% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Bran cereal

Contains more ZincZinc

+12.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+513.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+275%
Contains more CopperCopper	+602.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+418%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1908.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.6%

~equal in Calcium ~389mg

~equal in Iron ~17.6mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Bran cereal

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+25%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+16.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+69.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+173.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+547.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+235.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+147.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+254.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~20mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~522µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	1.852mg	12mg	781%
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	18.8µg	550%
Manganese	0.369mg	7.41mg	306%
Folate	370µg	1310µg	235%
Phosphorus	222mg	1150mg	133%
Copper	0.148mg	1.04mg	99%
Fiber	5.7g	29.3g	94%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	2.71mg	85%
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	2.27mg	73%
Magnesium	59mg	362mg	72%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	14.8mg	23%
Potassium	272mg	1020mg	22%
Protein	5.6g	13.14g	15%
Zinc	13.9mg	12.4mg	14%
Sodium	564mg	258mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.388mg	1.06mg	13%
Iron	16.7mg	17.6mg	11%
Starch		21.8g	9%
Choline	12.2mg	49.4mg	7%
Calories	383kcal	259kcal	6%
Selenium	6.5µg	9.4µg	5%
Carbs	83.7g	74.24g	3%
Vitamin D*	148 IU	170 IU	3%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	4.3µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	1.19mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	5.2µg	3%
Vitamin C	22.2mg	20mg	2%
Calcium	370mg	389mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.7g	0.89g	2%
Caffeine	6mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin A	527µg	522µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.1g	2g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	5.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	684kcal	197kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	39g	N/A
Fats	5.2g	4.9g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.8	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	78g	44.94g	N/A
Sugar	37.2g	15.69g	N/A
Saturated fat	1g	1.1g	0%
Tryptophan		0.22mg	0%
Threonine		0.38mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.35mg	0%
Leucine		0.7mg	0%
Lysine		0.35mg	0%
Methionine		0.17mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.48mg	0%
Valine		0.52mg	0%
Histidine		0.28mg	0%
Fructose		0.36g	0%